Type-writing machine.



l L. A. WHNEBY. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.y APPmATmN rxLEuJuNE'zi, isis.

.Patented Feb. 6.191%

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LESTER A. WERNERY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 UNDERWO0D-TYPE- `WRITER COMPANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CQRPOBATION 0F DELAWARE.

a typeivritin'g machine for holding and guidlng carrflaand the `lil/re as the same are fed into the "n'nxohlne", l `inscribed and ejected therefrom.

Owing to the small eine of certain cards, 15,sueh for insta noe as address cards and library aarde, and to the comparative ystiffness of the material of which they are coin "posed, it is now common 'to provide some special means;l for Such special mechanism is preferably attachable to the machine and removable therefrom, being `used only when` 'cards are to be written.

Facility of of the l'naohine ie therefore a desideratum in mechanism of this character.

It is Ian'objeet of the present invention to have the aard-holding and guidingfmeehasuch compact and simple struoture ,that as a unit it may be attached to'and `removed from standard. typewriting ma chine, Without necessitat-ing" any .material change inthe other parts of the machine.

To use the present invention in connection.y

with an Underwood machine, for instance, lit is only necessary to remove the front feed rollsof the same: Iand any operatorcanthus readily convert his machine into an address ing machine.

t is an object of the invenition to so c`0n`" struet the `card-holding and guiding mech-' anisrn that injurious bendingeof the cards isy a further object ofthe' 45 "invention to automatically, as the cards yare obvia'ted; alfd it is ejected, orrect and eliminate any bendingfof the cards which may have `taken place dur ing the introduction g'andprinting `of the same. To these` nds, there.. isprovideda yond the printing` line,so Athat the card'will not have tobe" turned closely around the platen in order to" be properly supported. At the printing `line the card is supported by a set of feed holding and guidingy them' 20 in a typewritmg machine.

`rennwal and attachment with 25 a. mxnin'uunof .interference with other parts the partbf the card be-vl Specicaton of Letters Patent.

`so that Without change function as guides for the *are inserted.

Patented Feb. 6, 191.7,

Application led June 21, 1915. Serial No. 35,211.

rollers which form part of the removable attachment. For eliminating any curvature the cards may have received inthe printing Another object of the invention ia to have i,

the card guides and feedr'ollers adjustable independently of the card holder or support, in the latter, the `mechanism may be adjusted tovarious sizes of cards, any of which will be accommodated by the holder. Preferably one of the feed rollers is mounted on each lateral guide, and the two latter.' are independently movable'longitudina'lly of the platen frame. It is also an object of the invention to means for adjusting-the pressure 'of rollers on the cards,

the feed` and to this end the feed roller supports are-preferably held against the cards by springs, ,the tension of which may be' varied in any suitable manner.

To permit ofready insertion of thecards, it is an objeot of the invention to provide for removal, at will, of the feed rollers, from the platen; and, if rthe feed rollersI are mounted in the guides, to provide for slight movement of the latter perpendicularly to the axis of the" platen,- without however. inipairing their cards as the latter Anobject of the invention is a mechanism provide n ofthe general character desor.ibe l,"whieh, in

its use does not involve the removal of the ribbon from the machine, but whioh, on the .lng or stenciling may .oontrary,

maybe used or notfnsed, ineeni ]unctlon with the ribbon, so that either Writ-` card, or both` Writing" and stencilingupon the same card. y

' Still another object of the invention is to provide al1-adjustable stop against which the 'cards are fed to determine and vary the locay. tionon. the card of the line rst to be .Writ`- ten thereon. y

Other features and advantages ywill here` inafter appear. l

be` made-upon the In the accompanying dravvinga,L Figure 1 i is a vewri'n perspective of the cardv holder and aoclated parte, assembled, and in operto t at of Fig.

ative position, on the platen frame of an Underwood typewriter. Fig. 2 is a view in cross sectional elevation, taken on'the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, a .card being shown in position for printing, Aand a type being shown at the rinting point. Fig. 3 yis a view similar 2except that no card is shown in the holder, `and that the card feed-4 roller appears in Inormal position. Fig. 4

is a view similar to that of Fig. 3, except vthat'thecard feed-roller is shown as held away lfromthe platen, by depression of the finger-piece which controls it, while a card is being positioned in the holder.

' Referring to the drawings, which show the invention as applied to an Underwood typewriting machine, the platen frame 1 carries the usual paper shelf 2, and platen 3; the platen beingcariied on the shaft 4 which -is revolubly mounted in the platen frame. The platen may be rotated 'by the 4hand wheels 5, fast to the ends of the platen shaft; or may receive a definiteline-space feed by means of the ratchet wheel 6, which is fast to the shaft, and which is adapted to beturned in the usual manner by a awl (not shown). The vpawl is carried y a spring-controlled slide '8 on the Aplaten frame, in turn operated from the bell-crank 9, which is pivoted to the machine frame at 10,.and which carries a suitable line-space finger-piece 11., The platen frame 1 has its letter-feed movement in the usual manner on `.a"rail"'12 mounted in the fra-me 13 of the machine.

The ribbon-carrying and vibrating mechanismfsliown in the drawings. is that of an Underwood typewriting machne;"the ribbon being shown at 14 in the carrier or 'vibrator 15, which inthe ordinary printing operation, throws it, at each type' stroke, froina 'position below the printing point, tq

.the printing point, whcgice itdrops again to its position below the rinting point. AThis vibration of the ribbon-'carrier is effected from a universal bar, not shown, but which is `common Ito Underwood typewriting ma chines, and which hasav back and`-forth movement at each type stroke to provide a letter-feed movement of the carriage. For vibrating the ribbon-carrier Afrom the universal bar, the latter carries a slotted bracket 16. In the drawings, this bracket is shown as having two slotted ears 17 andVlS,

because `the ribbon therein shown is a bichrome ribbon having a black upper band 19 and a red lower band 2O; and therefore, ac-` i lever 21isfa two-armed lever pivoted at 22,

one arm 23 of which connects with the vicording to which band is to be presented to the printing point, requires a greater or lesser throw of the vibrator. The vibrator brator, and the other arm 24 of which carl as ries two pins 25 and ,26, one'on each side thereof. The arm 24 with its pins A25 and terlock with pin 26 lies between the ears 17 and 18. The ears i 17 and 18 on the universal bar are suiii-v ciently 'fanapart to permit of a position in which neither pin 25 or 26 can be engaged by either one of them. The .bracket 16 is p.

however shiftable on the universal-bar so that ear 17 byv means of its slot 27, may inslot 28, with pin 26. To slide l.or shift the bracket 16 on the universal'bar, there is con- 'nected thereto a rod 29, in turn connected to an arm'30, fast to a rock shaft 31, the fora ward end of which carries a'key lever 32 having a-black ribbon key 33 on one side of the shaft'l, and a red ribbon key 34 on the other side of that shaft.- Depression of one or the other of these keys locks the-iiniversal bar-tto the vibrator, and, by reaso'n'of the diii`eren` positions of the pins 25 and 26, on the vibrator lever, 'causes oneor thev other of 25, or ear 18, by means of the color bands of the ribbon to be presented at the printing point. lVhen the keys 33 and 34 are' in neutral or ineffective osition, in which they may belocked by a nger lever 36 having a notch 37 to engage a .pin 38 on the key lever 32, both ears 17 and 18 are free to be vibrated by the universal bar without moving the ribbonK vibrator. This ing, and therefore in stenciling, the ribbon remains, as shown in- Fig. 1, below the printing point. i I

The card h lder of the'present invention is preferably removable from and attachable at will to the machine, and is particularly neutral -position is that desired in' stencil- ,i

designed for thewriting, or stenciling of p cards or similar devices.` It is carried on a bar 40, the Yends of which are removably secured, by means of screws 41, to the endpieces of vthe platen frame. v"1`lierholder,

shown asa pocket 42, is" preferably formed of a piece' pf sheet metal which depends by means of 'two strips or supporting arms 43 from the bar 40. Screws 44 secure the holder to the bar 40. In one piece with, or

suitably secured to, the depending arms 43 j 'is a plate 45,y which is first continued downward, as at 46, to `form the rear wall of the pocket, or holder, and thenat its lower ex' tremity at 47, is abruptly folded over and brought-upV to form ,theffi'ont wall 48 of thev holder. The blank yfrom which the front vpart 48 is formed may beof suiiicient width to permit the ends thereof to be turned over, as at 49, to form end walls for the holder. The arms 43 are curved around the platen, as shown in Fig. 1, to support the p upper edge 50 of the back of .the holder at a point below and somewhat to the rear of the printing point, ample clearance 51 being' lallowed between the holder and the platen; and the edge 50 being tapered at 52, so that there is no possibility of the cardl being Acauglit'on the back ofthe holder.

For properly guiding the card t0 the fand attachable, as a unitto the machine. V 'Variations niay be' resorted to within the same card would be arrestedin a position4` be triade u'on'jthe fi'amel Uponirsert'on oa strip" 3 into thafpockemhowever, the

foriy steneiling n the material Within the framei' `It is tobe noted that vprovided the pockets,

or "helders,iV Whatever their-iform, are wide ,enonghf, there mayy 4beconsiderablead'nstl gmentgfof vthe guides 53 longitudinallyY of the platen to, accommodate the mechanism to4 of thefeedrollers toand from the platen in insel-ung vthe eardsinvolves no disturb- -'15 ance ofthe holder or pocket, Aand'that the yguides 53 are eiieotiye Whatever the position fof .thefeed rollers. f

' All parts v'of the card-guiding and holding device, in the embodiment of the invention hereinbefore described, are removable from 1, essere@ .the hvntion, and neftiolis 0f the .tion with a'platen', ofguides bet-Ween'nhichimprovements may be Aused,without others.

Having thus described' in'y invention, I

`e'ardsV may be'fffed acrossfthe printing' line, Vsald guides arangedtofengage theedges of fthe cards and ec'nitrl`- their Aposition lengthavise of the platen, rollers -carriedfby Vsaid giudes mforholdingvtheeards* against the platen atlthe printing 4line,lineansto move L l.. fers,jf 'carried Cards ag Said uides to oarrythe rollers awajr from aten, and means `for .varying tlie 'pres- 12.111 a typewriting' machine, the combimay I 1 ,Inintiii line, and folli u by'the'guides,w (ii-'"holdng the amat. the platen at thepriting line,

(1th f plaatif 'guides'having adto engage ithe edgesl which the cards'y i 3;5 typewritin machine, the combinati fig-With' a platen rame and, platen, of a support mounted on the platen traine ends arid extending along the platen above the printing line, rollers bearing against the platen at the 'printing `li'ne,'rock arms clepending from saidsupport and on which the rollers are carried, brackets on said support,

springs connecting ythe roller arms to the brackets, and cams between the Abrackets vand roller arms for ythrowing the rollers from the platen againstthe springs.

action of the nation with a laten, of guides for the edges o cards .and by whiehthe position of the cards lengthwise of the platen controlled as they are ,ted aol-oss the iiirinting line, roll" erscarrietl by said guides toi' holding the 'cards against the platen at the printing line, means to move the guides in a direction to carry the rollers aivay from the'- plat'en, and

means independent of the platen for snp porting 'the card beyond 'the printing line din-ing the printing operation.

7.1m a typewriting machine, the co1nbi' nation with a platen, of guides for the edges of cards and by 'which the position of the cards lengthwise ofthe platen is controlled i as they are fed across the printing line, roll- 'ei's carriedby `stl-id guid'es =for holdingthe cards against' the platen at the'printing line, means to move the guides in a direction to earry the rollers away from the platen, an auxiliary support for a partfoi ythe bard beyond the printing-line, and rne'ans coperating with the rollers to'hold the card firmly against the platen and anxiliarysupport dnringthe printing ope1ation.` l

8. In a typewriting machine," thevcombi* nation with a platen, 'of guides" between Which-Cards Imay be lfed across the printing line, rollers.' carried by the guides for holcl-y ing the cardsagailist'the plaiten-,at theprint- 'nig linie,4 blades 'also carried by theV guides e forl'io'ldingz; the Card at .a parttliere'ofjber yond theprinting .line din'ingtlie'printing "operationyand means to swing saiclgudes "15o Cil-Try ,the rollers and bladestmvard and, d ,from'theplatenV `9. 'In a typewriting' niaeliine', the corhbi- I nation with' a platenfof a vcard sumort4 'frgniding cards intoland ont of the Amachine andaeross the p'rintingir line, on a curve o radiusappreciably greater than that ofthe platen, whereby` injurious "fbendin ollthe a'nd: 1s avoided, andsmeans f on lm dingthe 4 gard :igai-nstsaidsupport .duringthe printzlngvoperamQD-said' holding means shiftable' "125 cards to. moyeireelyjft' printing positiongr Larmes f holder and for carrying a pair .of feed -rolers for the card, there are two arms 53, pi; allyfitted' mounted on the bar 40. rHubs within 'Ushaped extensions' or ears 551m 5 the arms 53, and secured by set screws 56 yto the har 40, serve to hold the arms or guides \53` against longitudinal movement. The'- guides 53 also serve to-maintain the cards 1n proper alinementand position when the latter are heilig written upon, or fed, Vin the rinting operation.

preferably spaced v just far enough apart to 'permit of easy movement of the cards be; tween them. In 'order that cardsyof various sizes'may :be us`ecl,'they guides 53 may be set at dilfeient distances apart means of the setscrews .6., .The pocket 4Q, if closedr at its ends, should be wide enough to accommodatevthe widest card whichk may be used. So that the cards in being fed-to the pocket may not pass 'over the front upperV edge 57 thereof, 'theeguides 534 preferably have' re tainingblades 58 attached thereto,v which ex! ,tende-intothe upper part ofthe pocket; "Thesearefseeuredin any desired angular po- -fsitiongby means of screws 59 which also hold' :the `feed I ollersv 60.

The-.feed rollers 60 are normally held 'ag st; t'l1e platen, o r against any'inserted l0 3), by means of two :springs s thrlards "of "screws 62 v on platesg integral hubs 54, and .at theirA other ends are' 'ed'to arms t'whic'h form bell-ranks feed roller-supporting arms 53. By T "lngfthe screws 62, the tension ofthe ,-61j'may be adjusted "at Wi1l. i As f shov'yn in yFi .t 4, the feed rollers may j.' "moved ayom the platen against the ten'f. ion' "of the Spiings 61,10 permit easy vinser-v tionioffthe card. For effecting this movelment,,therefis 'mounted in the plates 63 `a` QGlifSlaft.gearrying at one end a. linger 'lever' 166., The shaft Gais grooved .at 67 rms 6.4,.so -thatin 'the normal e shaft 65 (see Figs-=2^and 3) st he .bottomof thegrooyes 67, thus.

ning the'eardv feeding position of the' "Depression of the 'finge-r. lever 66, wever,` fealises the shaft 65 to be 4rocked to "'position; `and in this' rocking movethe' bottoms.' the grooves 67' netas s fore down the arms 64 against the 4 sion ofthe springs6 1, ca \ising 'the feed I le'i?s to"be` lifted-from vthe platen. The

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the fparts' in card-inserting position.

They arevl therefore .do'ing, automatically; straightens the card be- "addressiny machine.

These', springs at one` end "engage the fcardbent c -loselyaround the @villierstithe..m1 iverj'al` bari tothe Pibbanjvi-j `bltator; airdofeou'rse, being' positioned .ig--ls-.il'llregistration with eachofithe'. "i

vsi; hold the-13mg lfsfwithifi und,V

reetlyf obtained the' presen inv 'mea/.ns of: intel-ponente inthezji.

n llfbfe notedvt'hat'.. whe n 'the' parts [are ig.v :4, for;gard-inserting osition, thejv` h lades'f58- lie against'the'inne onward "edge of-therpoekenpreventingthe card from pass s -ing over and outside of, the pocket.V .When

however, the linger, piece' 66 is'in normal ositiomsothat printing or ystemzilingmay v e' eliected'by 'nity e bar 75, the blades 58 (see Fig. 2) preset e cardl against the b ak 70 wall 4:6v of the.ho1der,"which in conjunction, .l rwith the platen-atthis time, providesa-fiimv support for the curd, withoutnecessitating 4"an injurious bendingof theeard around the platen below the piinting'line. 15 A card,l or other heavy 'writin material, tends 'to retain the curlfreceived gy itin be-g ving passed aroundthe platen; and', as this Curl ,is objectionable',- there is inthe resent invention, a vertically dependinlgpate 70 amv .-attaohedto'the vbar 40 against which Athe.:`

.card strikes on being thrown out' of the maohine by. forward rotation of. theA platen. This'pIate'tUrns the card upward, 'and in lsoV x v fore is finally ejected.

'..The

the

ypresent invention is well adapted for ten'ciling'of address cards for use in an These` Cards-uslmlly consisto y'stencil 71-mounted inqa pasteao boardor similar :frame 7 2. A comparatively'. heavy fr a ',e'iwill not be injuredv bythe mechanism hereinbefore .desribed,. beeajuse the cardwll not. ble'- subjeete. to any exces; v j 'sive bendingsuch 11s-might oeurwerethet paten. When -stenciling the address 4upon the@ Card; the Iriblaolfl',keys are ir1.r1e`\1tv,a1.v Position' so that v theEribbon is not v ibra'tedyupon'- t strokes,.jbnt remains idle, as 'shown infi l ji, .igloo desired tense the ribbon for making `an' 'czirdfframgj.

card haldel" iSI-htf-a 'St'p O- gege, ,where by the .mere lisiton of a; Cardi causes samefto be-setlfor an yinsefri tionaatjanylectei. i location vther-earn.V make an edgeof *the .stencil .fram'mthef-eard i forel 'set. .dierentlyrtha when an n: 'tion -tofbe Stenciledflthel'eo ferent" Settings arev automatica en yuse@ nation with a roller platen, o

Sfeeding cards in a curved pathi across the printing line, and .means for automatically straightening the cards as the saine are ejected from the machine `by movement of tlieroller platen.

13. In. a typewriting machine, the combination with, a roller platen, of means. for

feeding cards in. a curved path across the println line, and a plate directed toward a point o? the platen which is behind the card when the latter is at printing position, said plate soy positioned that on movement of the Jlaten, in ejecting the card, the `card isy .riven against the plate and by the latter is deflected in a direction to thereby automati cally straighten the card.

let. ln: a typewriting machine, the con1bi` nation of a, platen, means for guiding a card i into position for printing, said. means incluiiling a card-holding pocket below the r.printing line on 'the platen, and having "front and` rear iding walls between which the card gui ed, and end walls by which the positibn of the card lengthwise of the yplaten may be controlled, a stop for determining the position ff the first line of printf inglon a card placed in said ocket, and

y Ifor adjusting said stop o veryjthe ist location of saidlii'st printing line position. 15:111 a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, of e card-holding and guiding device comprising a card-pocket supported below the-printingline to receive the lower portion of a card held 1n printing positioiijatthe platen, s'aid pocket compris `ing forintv and rear guide walls for the cards f and end walls by which the position of the cards lengthwise'of the platen may be .controlled, and means for varying the position at which the .card` is vheld for `the first linev of writing, said means comprising a. strip adapted to""be set in said pocket at will to lift the base thereof` and thereby vary the `location otlie first', line of writing` on the card. i

16. Inv a typewriting machine, the combination with a-platen, of a card-holder extending below` `the printing line on the platen and out of which the cardis fed line by line during,t the rinting loperation, said holder having e wall extending upwardly'from the means for close to the printing line,

bottom of the holder with itsl upper, edge close to the printing line, which wall, in conjunction with the platen, forms a back sup ort for substantially the entire surface of t e card below the printing line while the card is being written upon.

`17. In a typewritingv inachinethe combi nation with a "platen, of a caiddioldci' extending below the printing line onthe platen und; out of which the card. is fed line by line during the rinting operation, said holder having a Wa l extending upwardly from the bottom of the holder with its upper edge which wall, in conjunction with tpe platen, forms a beck sup port foi' substa t'ally the .entire surface of the card-.below t e printing line, While the card is being written upon, and means for hollflling the card against said supporting we y 18. In a typewi'iting machine, the combination with al platen, of a card-holder extending below the printing line on the platen and out of which the-card is Ated line by line` during the printing operation, said holder having a wall extendingjupwardly from the i bottom of the holder with its upper edge close to the printing line, which wall, in conjunction with the laten, forms a back support for substantie ly the entire surface of the. card belowtl'ie printingline While the card. is being written upon, and a device movable after the card is in the holder to force the card against said supporting wall.

19. In a typewritingmacliine, the combination with a platen, of a card holder ont` of which the card is fed line by line during the printing operation', said holder having a wall, which, in conjunction with the platen, serves as a back support for the card while the latter is being written upon, and a de vice movable after the'card is in` the holder to force tliecand` against said supporting wall, and movable to'the opposite wall of the holder to serve as a guide for cards' to the holder. v

20. In a typewriting` machine, the combination with a platen, of a ribbon vibrator for vibrating a ribbon over the rprinting oint atethetype strokes, means for 'rendering the ribbon vibrator inactive at theftype strokes, e card-holding device vcomprising a pocket located below the printing linel between the platen and the ribbon vibrator-and having front and rear walls between which the card is guided to printing position, and end walls by which the position of the card lengthwise of the platen may be controlled,

said card-holding device comprising u stop for the bottom edge of thefcard, and means for changing the .stop position to present a different pant of the, card to the-printing point for stenciling when the `ribbon is inac..

V4tive. QLIna typewrtiiiglmiichine, the oombil sition to prevent Interference between said the laten, car guides to theholder inde- ,"arrangedto vibrate r,up and down over the,

. mg mechanism behind lextended below pen ently supported on the frame and arranged `to guide the lateral edges of the cards, card-feeding means 'carried by said guides and arrangedv to bear against the face of a card and hold vit against the platem'and means to swing said guides to move said feeding means away from the platen.

22. In a vtypewriting machine, the combination with a platen and platen frame, of a card holder supported opposite the platen, guides for the cards to the holder adjustable longitudinally independently of the holderto accommodate cards of dillerent sizes and arranged to guide the lateral edges of the dards', card-feeding means carried by said guides and arranged to bear against the face of a card and .hold it against the platen. andv meansto swing said guides to move said feed-in meansaway from the platen.v

23. n a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and platen frame, of a card holder supported opposite the platen, guides for the cards to the holder adjustable ongitudinally independently7 of 4the holder to accommodate cards of different sizes, said guides arranged to engage the lateral edges of the cards to guide them, said guides carrying rollers for :Feeding the cards to and from the holder, and means to swing they guides to move the rollers away fromfthe platen, said guides remaining operative to guide the cards to the holder' while said rollersare away 'from the platen.

24. The combination with alrot'atable platen, of means for front of the platen, holder in front of, and extended below platen, front-striketype-bars, ribbon-vibratthe card-holder operated by the type-bars, and a ribbon-vibrating lever connected to said mechanism and the card-holder to engage the ribbon support in vfront of the cardholder.

25. In atypewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen and a ribbon vibrator located, in front of the platen and arranged to vibrate up and down over the printing point, of a stationary card-holder extending below 'fthe printing line between theplaten and the ribbon vibrator and inclined downwardly and rearwardly in a poa relatively iiat cardholder and the ribbon vibrator.

26. In atypewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen and a ribbon vi-l bratorlocatd in front" of theplaten and i yprinting point, ofa card-holdingr devicef'detachably mounted onthe platen frame and comprising a supporting bar above the platen and arms depending therefrom in` front of supporting a ribbon in the and interposed between the ribbon vibrator and the platen, said'pocket being curved or inclined downwardly and rearwardly from the printing line.

27. 'n atypewriting machine, the combination with a rotary platen, of a ribbon vibrator arranged to vibrate up and down in front of the printing line on the platen, a card-holder in front of the platenbelow the printingdine. actuating mechanism for the vibrator behind the cardholder, and aribbon-vibrating lever connected to said actuating mechanism and extending forward beneath the card-holder and attached at its forward end to said vibrator'for actuating the latter.

28. ln a'typewriting machine, the combination with a rotary platen, of a vertically-disposed ribbon vibrator arranged to vibrate a. ribbon up and down over theprinting line on the platen, and a card-- holder comprisingY a guiding plate. located below the printing line between the ribbon vibrator and the platen, said plate bein-g. in

clined downwardly and rearwardly to hold the card deflected or curved inwardly to bear against the platen at t-he printing line, said inclined position of the plate also prevent ing interference between the 4ribbon vibrator and said plate.

29. In a. typewriting machine, the co'n1- bin'ation with a. rotary platen, ofa vertically disposed ribbon vibrator arranged-to vibrate a' ribbon up and down over the printing line on the platen, a card-holder comprising a guiding plate located below the printing line between the'v ribbon Vvibrator and Vthe platen, said plate being inclined downwardly ion' and rearwardly to holdthe carddetlected or curved inwardly to bear against the platen at the printing line, said inclined position of the plate also preventing interference bes brator arrangedjto vibrate .the ribbon up the com'.- i

and down over the" printing Vline ron the 'wardly,v said-'inclination or curvature beingsuch 'that a card held by the holder is i, platen, and astationarycard-holder com- V curved overthe platenbut with the ra dias of curvature snllstantiallyv greaterv stil cardmay laten at the printin line without being nt to an objections le extent, said posi-4 tion'and form of .the `card-holder also avoiding interference with the ribbon vibrator.

31. In `a typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen, of a ribbon vibrator arra-ngled to vibrate the ribbon up and down over t lprinting line on the platen,.and a stationary card-holder comprising a pocket extending downwardly below the printing line between the vibrator and the platen and curved or inclined inwardly, said inclination or curvature being such that a card held by the holder is curvedover the platen but with the radius of curvature substantiall greater than that ofthe platen surface, w ereby a stiff card may be held' closely against the laten at the printing line without being sent to an objectionable extent, said position and form of the card-holder also avoiding interference with the ribbon vibrator, said card-holder comprising a deflector arranged and across the to bend or deliect the card in' the opposite direction as it is carired out of said pocket, whereby the card is restored toaflat condi- 32. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, of a card-support for guiding cards into and out of the machine rinting line on a curve of radius suliicient y greater than that of the platen, whereby injurious bending of the card isfavoided while the card is held firmly to the platen at the printing line, and means `to automatically restore-the card to a [iat condition as it is removed from the machine.

33. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen, of a card-support for guiding cards into and out of the machine and across the rinting line on a curveof radius suflicient y rgreater than that of the platen, whereby injurious bendin of the card is avoided while the card is he d firmly to the platen at the printing line, and a deflector positioned to engage the card and to deiiect it in the opposite direction as it is advanced over the platen, whereby the initial curvature imparted to the card is counteracted so that the card is substantially flat as it leaves the machine.

34. In a typewriting machine, the com# bination with a roller platen, of means for supporting aicard on a curve as it is being written upong means coperating with the platen to advaiice"the card thereover, and means to automatically straighten the card as it is advanced over the platen.

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, platen a '35.In a typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen, of means for supporting a card in position to be written upon and by which the card is h'eld on a curve to bear closely a inst the platen at dga rolls arranged to bear against the card at the printin and co erating with the platen to a Vance the card) as the platen is rotated, and a deiiecting plate positioned to deflect the upkper portion of the card outwardly as the car is fed forward, and thereby straighten the i card.

36. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen, of means for supporting 'a card in position to be written upon and by which the cardA is held on a curve to bear closely against the platen at the printing line, feed rolls arranged to bear against the card at the printing line and coperating with the platen to advance the card as the platen is rotated, a deliecting plate positioned to deflect the upper portion of the card outwardly as the cardis fed forward, and thereby straighten the card, and means for shifting said rolls away from the laten to permit the card to be inserted free y into the card-supporting means.

37. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen, ofcard-hold-l ing means comprising a pocket located `below the printin edge of a card w en the latter is in position to be written upon, feed rollersfto bear againstthe platen at the rinting line, suports on w ich saidrol ers are mounted, lades carried by said sup orts between the feed rollers and said poc et and forming with the latter a substantially continuous 'guide for the card from the feed rollers into said pocket, and means to shift said rollers toward and from the platen.

38. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen, of means for supporting a card on a curve to bear against the platen along the printing line, and a defiector late extending lengthwise of the ove the printing line with its lower edge close to the laten so that a card, as `it is fed upwardly yond the printing line, strikes said plate and is deflected outwardly sufliciently to straighten the card as it is removed in an upward direction from the machine. l

LESTER A. WERNERY.

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